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Larry Pruden  

'Cambridge Fanfare'

 Year: 1963
for brass ensemble (8 players) and percussion (2 players)

Daniel Stabler  

'faccee'

Duration: 13' 00" Year: 2002
four movement work for english horn and string quintet

  • Instrumentation
    cor anglais, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
  • Programme Note

    ‘faccee’ is composed as a set of loosely related, programmatic movements which portray different moods through the day. ‘faccee’ is intended as a lighter work of chamber music with elements of mystery, humor, charm and satire.

    ‘Dawn’ begins the work slowly, with the darkness and solitude of morning blossoming full fruit into daylight, then relaxing into the day. Movement two, ‘Boogie’, quickens the pace and is akin to experiences while walking the streets of the city. The further one travels, the more activity one encounters until reaching the heart of the city, where a rousing canon surrounds you with people and congested traffic. Then, suddenly, you arrive at your destination and with one last exclamation are in the door.

    ‘Daydream’ is a brief visit into the realm of nostalgia and sentiment, with a pleasant, recurring melody in the english horn and violin. What better for a finale than an old-fashioned ‘galop’ ? This ‘galop’ is, rather, a musical pun on the Viennese version. The ‘Galop’ gives way to the ‘Trio Satirico’ which pokes fun at traditional trios with a duple/triple reconfiguration of 9/8; making for a gawky feel. Then on to the ‘Finale’ where themes from earlier in the day are revisited in a whirlwind finish.

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Michael Norris  

14 Islands

Duration: 10' 00" Year: 2005
for flute/bass flute, percussion, and prepared harp

Jenny McLeod  

18 Easy Pieces

Duration: 17' 00" Year: 1996
easy pieces for 1-4 players (or more)

Larry Pruden  

2XP 10th Anniversary Fanfare

 Year: 1962
for brass ensemble (5 players) and side drum

Jack Body  

3 Sentimental Songs

 Year: 2000, r. 2001
for 3 percussionists and 1 pianist

  • Instrumentation
    Player 1: Marimba with lower octave, 3 roto-toms Player 2: Glockenspiel with lower octave, Marimba 2 with lower octave, Vibraphone (Celesta) Player 3: Vibraphone, Tubular Bells, Piano (and bass drum, if no player 4) Player 4: Piano (optional), Bass drum, 3 temple-blocks, 3 cow-bells, glockenspiel, party siren, hooter, suspended cymbal, bongos celesta
  • Programme Note

    These arrangements of old fashioned songs belong to a series made for various combinations including voice and piano, piano solo, piano and percussion trio, and chamber ensemble. The original tunes are from Francis & Day’s ‘Popular and Community Song Book (For All Occasions)’, a vocal album that I came to know as a child, soon after I began to learn the piano and could accompany my grandmother’s singing.

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Dorothy Ker  

[...and...11]

Duration: 10' 00" Year: 2002, r. 2006
for twelve players

  • Instrumentation
    alto flute/piccolo; clarinet in A; bass clarinet/small bamboo chimes to hang on music stand; horn in F/small bamboo chimes to hang on music stand; bass trombone/small bamboo chimes tohang on music stand; percussion: 2 suspended cymbals, hihat, sizzle cymbal, 3 toms, medium bass drum, 3 woodblocks, three sets of maracas, bamboo or wood chimes; harp; violin;viola; cello and bass
  • Programme Note

    In this work, cycles of accumulation and decay move in broad wave-like gestures, recalling the sea. I am fascinated by the potency of the tiniest gesture, syllable or phoneme. Having no ‘meaning’ in itself, the syllable ‘and’ is weightless and transient, yet holds enormous power to link ideas; to create anticipation/momentum. It is like a wave bearing thought towards utterance. …and…11 was composed for, and is dedicated to, Chachi and Lontano.

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Chris Watson  

_duomusiq+

Duration: 15' 00" Year: 2008
for percussion and violin

Natalie Hunt  

A Dragon Named Blake

 Year: 2010
for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone and piano

Maria Grenfell  

A Feather of Blue

Duration: 09' 00" Year: 2000
for piano trio

  • Programme Note

    Commissioned in 2000 by the NZTrio, A Feather of Blue takes its title from a phrase in a poem called A View From A Window by New Zealand writer Kevin Ireland. I have always admired the wry humour and brightness of Kevin Ireland’s writing and many years ago set three of his poems for soprano and mixed ensemble. As a kind gesture Mr Ireland sent me a copy of his book of poems Skinning A Fish, and I was particularly struck by the imagery of colours, flowers, feathers and birds in this poem, which illustrates rain pouring down a window pane and giving way to a burst of sunshine after a storm.

    Maria Grenfell

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